Month: April 2022

UK to Help India Build Fighter Jets to Reduce Its Reliance on Russia: Johnson

Britain will support India to build its own fighter jets in a bid to reduce its reliance on Russian weapon supplies, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday on a visit to New Delhi. Johnson also said Britain was also creating an India-specific open general export license to slash delivery times for defence items. Only…


Swath of Boreal Forest Twice the Size of Toronto to Be Protected in Northern Ontario

The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario. The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent the last year negotiating the purchase of 1,450 square kilometres of the boreal forest near Hearst, Ont., from a pulp and paper company. The company, Domtar, hasn’t harvested in the region for more than a…


China Heavily Reliant on Imported Seeds and Pigs, Xi Stresses Need for State-Grown Germplasm and Breeding

Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping recently focused on the need to ensure food security and the safety of homegrown seeds. Statistics show that China seriously relies on imported seeds for vegetables and grasses, and almost entirely on imported pigs for breeding. On April 10, during a visit to the Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory in Sanya,…


China Regime Undermining International Order by Seeking a ‘System Where Might Makes Right’: US Deputy Secretary of State

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is intentionally disrupting and undermining the international system that made it a global power, according to Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. The United States and its allies, she said, were prepared to compete vigorously to counter the effort, and to heavily sanction it for support of Russia. “The United…


China Regime Seeks ‘System Where Might Makes Right’: US Deputy Secretary of State

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is intentionally disrupting and undermining the international system that made it a global power, according to Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. The United States and its allies, she said, were prepared to compete vigorously to counter the effort, and to heavily sanction it for support of Russia. “The United…


Housing: Poised for Trouble

Commentary For the moment, residential real estate seems to vibrate between powerful positive and negative forces. Their interplay will likely produce an uneven picture for the next few months. But in the fullness of time—say, late this year and certainly by 2023—the negative influences will predominate. The sector will suffer a correction, nothing like 2008…


Carving out Time to Be With Loved Ones

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Making solid plans to spend time with family and friends has been a challenge. Here are five ways it may work for you and members of your family to gather in the months ahead. 1. Skip-Gen Or Gramping Many grandparents have been missing time with their grandkids. A future…


Lawmaker Pushes Bill With Harsh Recurring Fines for Unvaccinated Rhode Islanders

Rhode Island Sen. Sam Bell has urged the state to pass his COVID-19 vaccine mandate that would fine residents in the state who choose not to get the shot. Bell cited a poll by a Boston Globe columnist showing 64 percent of Rhode Islanders “support a universal vaccine mandate,” adding that he believes “it’s time…


Israel Is Mistaken About China

News Analysis Israel is America’s longtime friend and ally. We have been through a lot together. And Israel is a rare democracy in the Middle East. So when Israel’s central bank recently made plans to downgrade the U.S. dollar in its reserves and introduce China’s yuan, it really hurt. Friends should not do this to…


Kremlin Official Reaffirms Goal of Taking Donbass-Crimea Land Corridor from Ukraine

A Russian defense official reaffirmed that the goal of the Russian military operation in Ukraine is to control the land corridor connecting Donbass and Crimea. Both areas are de facto controlled by separatists or Russia. “This [control over Donbass] will enable us to establish a ground corridor to Crimea and to gain influence over the…